Assume a hurricane in the North Atlantic is travelling toward the north at 25 km/h and its average wind speed is 180 km/h. In this scenario, what is the wind speed on the eastern side of the hurricane?
A)180 km/h
B)205 km/h
C)230 km/h
D)155 km/h

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Assuming that the hurricane's motion is perpendicular to the wind speed on its eastern side, we can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the resulting wind speed. Therefore,

resulting wind speed = √((wind speed on eastern side)^2 + (hurricane's speed)^2)

resulting wind speed = √((wind speed on eastern side)^2 + (25 km/h)^2) = 180 km/h

Solving for (wind speed on eastern side), we get 205 km/h (rounded to the nearest whole number). Therefore, the answer is B.

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